Shirley Douglas, an actress in films directed by Stanley Kubrick and David Cronenberg and the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland, died Sunday at the age of 86
Shirley Douglas, an actress in films directed by Stanley Kubrick and David Cronenberg and the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland, died Sunday. She was 86.his mother's death on Twitter, saying she died of complications surrounding pneumonia. He noted her passing was not related to COVID-19.
"My mother was an extraordinary woman who led an extraordinary life," he wrote. "Sadly she had been battling for her health for quite some time and we, as a family, knew this day was coming. To any families who have lost loved ones unexpectedly to the coronavirus, my heart breaks for you. Please stay safe."
Douglas, whose birthday was Thursday, was married to actor Donald Sutherland from 1966 until their 1971 divorce, and they had twins, Kiefer and Rachel. Her father was former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas, the founder of Canada's Medicare.Dead Ringers . She won a Gemini Award for her performance in the 1999 telefilm She attended the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London before beginning her professional career in the early 1950s.
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